Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Several factors fueled Mexican suspicion of its northern neighbor in the 1820s:
American colonists poured into Mexican Texas, operating autonomously and eventually seeking independence, culminating in the 1835–36 Texas Revolution. Mexico saw them as a threat to sovereignty and a potential U.S. proxy.
The U.S. belief in continental expansion implied a claim on Mexican lands, creating existential pressure.
Mexico exported silver and raw materials; the U.S. was an industrial power. Competing interests caused friction.
Mexico's conservative republic contrasted with the more liberal U.S. federal system, breeding ideological wariness.